#SteepedInBlackLitfromAtoZ

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29 participants (297 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read the vast canon of Black Literature  by Black Authors from A to Z.   No requirement to go in alphabetical order from A to Z, but to read all year and document the journey as you go.  

The letter can be the book title or the authors first or last name (I.e., The Street by Ann Petry could be, "A", "P" or "S").  Read intentionally while enjoying the experience of Black Literature.  

Share your books and progress here on Story Graph and use the hashtag on bookstagram. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Wahala by Nikki May

Wahala

Nikki May

384 pages • 2022 • 24 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Untethered by Angela Jackson-Brown

Untethered

Angela Jackson-Brown

10h 51m • 2024 • 5 editions

user-added

fiction historical emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Only for the Week by Natasha Bishop

Forever Falling #1

Only for the Week

Natasha Bishop

7h 3m • 2023 • 13 editions

fiction romance emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins

Women Who Dare #2

Wild Rain

Beverly Jenkins

384 pages • 2021 • 11 editions

fiction historical romance emotional fast-paced
A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter by Nikki Giovanni

A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter

Nikki Giovanni

128 pages • 2017 • 6 editions

nonfiction memoir poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

Wash Day Diaries

Jamila Rowser

192 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

304 pages • 2016 • 81 editions

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Lion's Den by Iris Mwanza

The Lion's Den

Iris Mwanza

304 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller emotional reflective medium-paced
I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free by Tabitha Brown

I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free

Tabitha Brown

4h 54m • 2024 • 4 editions

nonfiction memoir religion self help hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

Good Dirt

Charmaine Wilkerson

352 pages • 2025 • 14 editions

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced